GEDDY LEE of RUSH Slappin' Da Bass Solo "Leave That Thing Alone" Cleveland Q-Arena April 15 2011

[simoatso]

Geddy Lee sex tape: Slappin' Dat Ass

[akosiCoco]

Slappin the BASS man! hahahaha..

[BennyWalnuts]

Geeze people you don't have to be some reference genius to realize the slap thing is a joke....Christ. Geddy pwns all. The only thing bad about this video is that it doesn't show the whole solo.

[DreadedEd]

Awesome bass-work , but no slapping

[RobbieMcDougall]

SLAPPIN DA BASS!

[Maniaca2112]

I guess even the bass enjoys to be played for him

[22skid00]

Correction...........Greatest!­

[ItalianMobBossTony]

I watched the concert on tv last week and it was full of the dirtiest bass playing ever!

[burntislandbassist88]

@ItalianMobBossTony Is that a good thing?:L

[bakerfam1000]

And then chuck noris sed "I am jealus"

[cvfmoura]

BRUXA VELHA MALDITA! EU TE AMO!

[13379009]

I love his faces

[yyz310]

I was there!!!!

[Alejandrocc1994]

My favourite bass player of all time. 

[TheZombieXecutioner2]

I thought that was sped up!!

[UnforgetableGoat]

his bass sounds more softer, or jazzier if you will, on the dvd opposed to this. regardless this dude can play the bass like a god

[ManOffTTC]

@UnforgetableGoat Indeed! The bass on the DVD sounds very warm comparing to this video.

Geddy rocks.

[Ifwewereasinkingship]

Jesus! I love this.

[xSLWRTHNUx]

2 things, 1) Geddy can sure play a mean bass 2) I'm very jealous you were that close!!

[MyOwnHallOfFame]

This has gone on long enough.

I've inducted them: The RUSH indiction video is the 1st feature video on the "MY OWN HALL OF FAME" channel.

Rock on good people.

[simsnathan64]

RASH is my favorite band. i love that song they have... spirit of bankruptcy. ( you'll get it if you went to the time machine tour and weren't high out of your mind)

[316mr5150]

...and not a single slap was given that day...

[vzsozs]

well one things fo sho. he raped that bass!

[4unkb0y]

He does most of the first bit with only his RH index finger.

Amazing.

[johnnyM809]

Greatest bass guitarist there has ever been in my opinion

[2333jim]

Another good one by GLee is the "Rush in Rio" version of Driven.

[PupuTheClown]

He hasn't aged much, must not drink or smoke crack.

[Mozart1220]

@PupuTheClown He's Candian, so yeah, he drinks. Loves his Beer and is a wine affectionado. I know all three is Rush love their "soup" (pot) as well. ButI have seen no evidenceof hard drugs and I've been a Rush fan since 1975.

[Th3RussBus]

I thought it was playing in fast forward

[loonman555]

That was only half of the whole solo too lol

[joebob2299]

I wonder what he's saying...

"KARTHALORBADOSH, DRAGON GOD-KING OF BASS, GRANT ME THE POWER TO GROVE LIKE NO OTHER. FEED ON THIS AUDIENCE, AND ACCEPT THIS OFFERING..."

Probably nothing of importance.

[rotvalo]

He almost pops the strings with his naturally aggressive style, so it has that funk sound

[exsosist123]

didn't realise geddy lee was that good

[LougluGui]

That's not slapping

[sektaran]

@LougluGui Read the description for an explanation...

[robbyk5150]

@LougluGui i think its actually considered rape .... that bass should press charges

[2112rushfanatic]

Amazing clip! 76,000 plus hits and counting...and you and me both were there to see it LIVE!

[dowsemeister]

wow

[Drewzker]

great tone and licks as always.... his roto sound with the fender jazz just kills me

[dinocharlie1]

Geddy is so good it looks like this solo is sped up!

[imXaXteapot2112]

RASH!!!!!!

[monkeyonalongboard99]

best facial expressions ever

[RotnRoll77]

I feel like this isn't real. Not that it's fake, but like, that it's not reality.

[GangstaGTV]

I am a bass player myself and I do alot of work with slap-bass, but I find Geddy Lee simply amazing in that, he can emulate such an amazing slap sound with his fingers. Good job Mr.Lee!

[Gearsdisraeli]

Imagine how could he would be if he used his damn pinky.

[bassmachine666]

SO MANY TRIPLETS! Lmao

[machaign]

why does he wear a "RASH" t-shirt ? I'm confussed...

[Nchubbz]

@machaign Rash is the joke band they created for their "Real Story Of Rush" backstory for the tour

[dontmakelemonade]

@machaign

Develop a sense of humour, and you just might. Or get the DVD of their last tour. Your choice.

[Sanson101]

like the great Jaco said :"I just wanna play the blues in F"...you dont have to play the fermented F#locrian to touch the people....Bach was all Major scales so what??...so it is all pentatonic riffs but played with a touch no one else does...Geddy is da´man!!

[Sanson101]

like the great Jaco said :"I just wanna play the blues in F"...you dont have to play the fermented F#locrian to touch the people....Bach was all Major scales so what??...so it is all pentatonic riffs but played with a touch no one else does...Geddy is da´man!!

[Zombieman27]

i have these arguments with my friend all the time. they think cliff burton is better than geddy lee and i dont understand how he could think that. and he always says that neil is just good, but no john bonham. they dont know what they're talkin about cuz i actually study drums and bass.

[RisingSon011]

@Zombieman27 well.. studying drums and bass does not make your opinions any more relevant than anyone else's .

[Mozart1220]

@RisingSon011 I don't formally study any instrument, but I've played in local bands for over 30 years. I learned everything Cliff Burton did on bass in about three hours, but I can't touch 99% of Geddy's stuff.

[getsomemates69]

@Zombieman27 bonham is King!

[sektaran]

@getsomemates69 What does a drummer have to do with Geddy's bass solo? I could understand a reference to JPJ here.

[getsomemates69]

@sektaran Zombieman 27 said that peart was better than bonham, justified apparently because he studies drums and bass

[pnadolski0216]

That solo just gave me a boner. Geddy is fucking amazing. -Rush for life-

[mdelair420]

rush is number three biggest rock band ever.it goes beatles,,stones,,rush..peaceou­t

[RandomGuyInAHat]

MAAAN! Who slowed this down?

[bassmajor]

aaah yeah... pentatonic licks up and down the isles.... seems kinda easy to please the majority of rock listeners.

[billpeart]

@bassmajor Geedy Lee is a musical genius, bottom line..But it is very easy to please the majority of rock listeners....C'mon, you know that!!!! LOL

[randomenglish]

@bassmajor Hell man, if it sounds good, it doesn't need to be complex.

[Johnnysynth]

@bassmajor "aaah yeah... pentatonic licks up and down the isles.... seems kinda easy to please the majority of rock listeners." Says the guy with no recording contract....

[Mozart1220]

@bassmajor Let's see you do it.

[GeddoLee]

Where can I get a Rash baseball tee like his? Anyone?

[killfear]

"rash" lol

[gustavito7]

Who cares about Rock and Roll hall of fame? Rush is way beyond that shit

[extradutyfelt1]

@gustavito7 Rush should have, it´s own hall of fame!:)

[AssassinSteven]

The Eddie Van Halen of Bass

[luv24real]

Thanks for the upload, 'cause I'm glad I saw this: it was brief, but it was sweet!

[Awsomeman365]

when he plays the video looks sped up. if thats not a middle finger to other bass players.....

[rush4ever1]

this is the BEST Rush Blu-ray/DVD EVER! its insane!

[YoyoingPony]

Geddy is THE BEST fucking bass player EVAH!!!

[BassistOfBodines]

I read an interview with Geddy once where he said he doesn't know how to slap... he had a teacher that told him not to bother learning how to do it.

[livebigly]

Part of what makes it great is there isn't ANY slapping.

[bozolazic]

I thought bass slappin' was a different technique? Comment pending approval? What is up with people?

[bozolazic]

I thought bass slappin' was a different technique?

[oopsyouredead27]

Geddy lee is amazing. He astounds me.

[acepilot1997]

REPLAY BUTTON RAPED

[SamBAss42]

that isn't slap

[DarthNelson55]

Uhh, I LOVE Geddy, don't get me wrong, but that's not SLAPPIN'!!! But he's still my HERO!!

[Axl9]

:13 to :15 seconds just raped my life and every other bass riff out there lol

[JesusSanchezz]

@Axl9  your life needs to listen to more bass riffs.....

[erasermcfleafly]

@Axl9 dude...ive seen plenty of better riffs. not bashing geddy lee at all, hes amazing. but definitely not the best.

[jimmyEADG]

geddy is my number one idol and my god

[DomestikMC]

what the duck? he wasn't even slappin da bass

[ManOffTTC]

@DomestikMC He was TOTALLY SLAPPIN' DA BASS, in terms of the movie "I love you, man". Not in terms of BASS SLAP (technique). Don't say he's not slappin da bass before you watch that movie. You people obviously didn't watch that one...

[sektaran]

@ManOffTTC Just the hardcore Rush fans know what I'm talking about!

[ManOffTTC]

@sektaran Only hardcore fans, Apparently :-)

Anyways, thank you for sharing this amazing video! I can't wait for the upcoming DVD!

[erasermcfleafly]

lol he didnt slap once int eh video.

[JohnRoyRyun]

THAT'S HOW I LOOK, MA! WHEN I JAM! WITH MY BASS!

[KL0NDIKEBAR12]

That's not slap but geddy is amazing

[bassmachine666]

Not slap but either way He is a God of bass.

[extradutyfelt1]

geddy is simply, an all time great, bass player..

[bunnykingIII]

@extradutyfelt1 check out les claypool from primus.

he gives geddy some hard competition!

[gonnagroove]

god forbid he ever use 2-3 fingers... minds would be blown and I'm pretty sure no one likes cleaning up brain matter.

[boxfreak007]

@gonnagroove :O what if he used, say...... 4 FINGERS?!?! The world would explode.

[TOSportsFan1990]

@gonnagroove he plays with one finger? holy fuck....clean up my brain matter

[wheelzwheela]

His shirt says RASH....nice

[SgtZaqq]

SLAPPIN DA BAS MANE!

[TheTrickmaster]

He isn't slapping at all :O

[ManOffTTC]

@TheTrickmaster I guess you didn't watch the movie "I love you, man".

[XFSavX]

that wasnt slap.



[rocker4ever11]

That's awesome, but not slapping. Slapping is when you use the bone of your thumb and hit the string. I would rename the video "Shredding Da Bass"

[aryinc]

tastefull.

[aryinc]

tastefull.

[aryinc]

tastefull

[aryinc]

tastefull



[aryinc]

tastefull.

[13nerfman]

hahahaha!!! Those were some epic faces he made!

[thedepartedrules]

Lol yer I see that he's one of the best him one Robert from metallica there the two best I think

[MultiRushfan]

Ged is a great leader

[N10BASS]

his right index finger must be made of iron, he plucks HARD!

[Sanson101]

I like this footage´s sound better than the Official DVD!!

[Frogtalkin]

4 people have too small of hands to play bass...

[rodrigomaluquinho]

God Lee, Slap Da Bass

[GreenbergBass]

How long as Sean Penn played bass?

[JoltinDjango]

@GreenbergBass If Sean Penn ever learns to play a bass guitar one-quarter as good as Geddy Lee can, then I will no longer consider him an unlearned left-wing puke piece of sh**.

[YARANAYR66]

I want to go to a Jeff Spicolli Concert. Is not just Wooly Bully anymore!

[StickHits]

This is going to be on the dvd

[choosky]

Geddy is BAD ASS!!!!

[Shadic159]

how much fingers his using?

[MRguitarman8]

When i jam out with mah bass! Big time big time!! Shlap a da bass man!!!! Badadoodabadadooda CONCERT Hall!!!! Love that movie as much as I love rush!!! "Keep on shlapin dat bass!" - Geddy Lee

[rushfor2112]

It's like... His fingers are a mechanical device.. but then you look at them and there's skin on them. He must be a different form of human.

[Haloplayer20]

and this is going to be on a professional release!

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

lhassa apso omg slappin dat bass big time like a leprechaun

lol fuck cleveland

who dat

does The Gorge have a team?

[MainMonkeyBusiness1]

Oh god, I´ve got like 8 orgasms

[neverAcquiesce]

Slappin' da bass BIG TIME!!

[jinzodude]

Rash is the best band ever, who cares about these Rush fools; they're nothing compared to rash ;-D

[bccarl88]

I was there and I loved his little apology afterwards lol

[sektaran]

@bccarl88 The apology for a bit of over indulgence!

[Disembow1280]

@sektaran Hah hah! Probably the best thing he could've said after that.

[musicmasterliam]

@bccarl88 he did that in London too XD

[gingerbasser1975]

Unfortunately that's not real slap bass he wasn't thumping it with his thumb

[ManOffTTC]

@gingerbasser1975 The title is taken from the movie "I Love You Man". It's not about actual bass slap. Read sektaran's comment.

[sektaran]

@ManOffTTC Thanks! ;-)

[JuanRockHistory]

tshirts say "rash" =O

[Shadic159]

@JuanRockHistory xD

[kibijit]

Nearly sixty and still one of the best.

I am proud to share his birthday.

[Brian19451]

Take that les claypool!!

[sektaran]

@Brian19451 Very different styles but... ya!

[cyrenaprincess2112]

@Brian19451 Constant debate in my house is Geddy Vs. Les. LOL. They are both amazing, though Geddy is my favorite.

[deathconceal1]

That was friggin awesome! Complete with epic facial expressions!

[beckboy203]

Fucking awsome. Just woooow.

[DidYourMomOSaurus]

i was at this concert, my dad lives in cleveland and i came out to visit him and he took me, it was his 4th or 5th rush show and my 1st concert ever. it really was awesome.

[TOSportsFan1990]

Geddy once fingered a chick. She died.

[bluebanana226]

His strumming fingers look like it's fast forwarded

[mattymanten]

@bluebanana226 Lol thats cause this video is Fast Forwarded, a little bit!

[sektaran]

@mattymanten Not fast-forwarded at all... it's the real deal.

[Becix97]

why on his t-shirt is written RASH and not RUSH?

[BRD85]

killer seat

[ManOffTTC]

Wow! Geddy's playing is amazing!

P.S: Does anybody know what scale is he using on this vid?

[mujari]

he's great. but i just now noticed that geddy has AWFUL technique. i dont think i've EVER seen him use his pinkie haha

[ShowgunSam]

@mujari Awful technique? That's purely an opinion, my friend. That "awful" technique you're referring to has brought him world-class status, not to mention 24 gold and 14 platinum records.

[sektaran]

@ShowgunSam It's pretty clear that @mujari was kidding... especially about the 'pinkie' thing!

[aferraina1]

@ShowgunSam Nah yo, it is awful technique. But when you play like that for as long as he has it doesn't matter. He's mastered HIS WAY to play. I can't play like him but I steal part of his method. Hit those strings as hard as you can. :D I have better technique than him but he has more money so I guess he wins.

[pmtackett14]

This was on my birthday.

[Mowac]

Now if the Geddy Lee jazz bass came with that look. I'd have bought one. They are still over priced.

[Xanadu1115]

No, he's not using slap bass technique (he barely ever does), but he's definitely slappin' da bass. Look how hard he hits the strings. Most aggressive bass player ever. Such a badass.

[Xanadu1115]

No, he's not using slap bass technique (he barely ever does), but he's definitely slappin' da bass. Look how hard he hits the strings. Most aggressive bass player ever.

[BumDog2112]

Sweet! Geddy has some serious Bass Face going on!

[imXaXteapot2112]

so.......many.......TRIPLEEEEE­TS!!!!

[superslayerguy]

Take that cliff burton 

[OttoPurpureus]

Scales. Omg. Can Mr. Lee do some scales.

[Oge129]

@OttoPurpureus Who the fuck need scales when you can jam awsome anyway? i bet that he can do more scales then anyone else anyway xD

[imXaXteapot2112]

JESUS CHRIST!!!!!



[lucaslong76]

even though he wasnt slapping, geddy lee is fucking amazing

[charliehustle141]

i was there

[weird519]

anyone else realize it says rash on his shirt

[DanLee492]

Geddy was doing the Custom Beginning for "Where's My Thing?" at the very end!

[demonpickleofDOOM]

OMG I WAS THERE THAT WAS AMAZING!

[sektaran]

Yup, just a little tongue in cheek from the movie "I Love You Man"...

[ThumpThumpPop]

This is an amazing bass solo, but he's not doing slap bass.

[RockFromDownUnder23]

this video looks professional! fuckin brilliant!

[pdshane]

He's the Nigel Tufnel of bass.